PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pinos Swacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Johnson
vs
Swacker

225 cm
22
270 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

190 cm
20
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Skinshop (LOTS OF GIF`S!)
Skinshop (LOTS OF GIF`S!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pinos Swacker!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swacker tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson blocks the body kick.

Swacker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Swacker showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnson is not content to let Swacker control the position.
Swacker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson is looking to escape.
Well, if Swacker is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
Swacker is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Johnson pushes Swacker off looking to stand but Swacker dives back in and keeps control.
Swacker wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Swacker tries to pass to full mount but Johnson defends it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Swacker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Swacker.
A big left from Swacker misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Swacker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swacker misses with an uppercut.
Swacker misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Swacker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Swacker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Swacker won't allow Johnson to get back to his feet.

Johnson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Swacker throws a right hand that Johnson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnson also avoids with ease.
Swacker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Swacker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from Swacker.
Swacker looks gassed!
Swacker wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Swacker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Swacker persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Swacker wants to clinch.
Swacker fails with a takedown attempt.
John Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pinos Swacker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Swacker's head.
Pinos Swacker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Swacker momentarily.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Swacker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Swacker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson works over Swacker's head and body with a nice combination.
Swacker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Swacker throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Swacker misses with a head kick.
Swacker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Swacker thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swacker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Swacker wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Swacker digs a good body shot into Johnson's ribs.
Swacker shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson lands with a cross.

Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Johnson decides to return to a standing position.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
Johnson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Swacker misses.
Swacker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Johnson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Swacker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters with a one-two to the body.
Swacker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Swacker walks into a stiff left hand from Johnson.
Johnson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Swacker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Johnson moves out of range as Swacker strikes.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Swacker's defenses.
Swacker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Johnson scores with a takedown into Swacker's guard.

Johnson stands and steps away. Swacker gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Johnson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Swacker sprawls well. Swacker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Swacker.
Swacker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Johnson as he avoids it easily.
Johnson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Johnson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Swacker backs up against the cage.
Johnson lands with a right hand.
Swacker is breathing heavily.
Swacker throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
John Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson throws a hook but Swacker blocks it.
Swacker is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Swacker misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Swacker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson.
Swacker tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.

Johnson scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johnson lands with some strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson lands a big shot there that rocks Swacker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Swacker wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Johnson.
Johnson with a couple of short strikes.
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
Swacker tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Swacker blocking the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swacker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johnson breaks from Swacker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount.
Johnson punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swacker is wriggling around trying to escape.
Swacker wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Swacker is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Johnson is staying active.
Swacker is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Swacker is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Johnson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson unloading with bombs!

Swacker is rocked!
Johnson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Swacker is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Swacker working to try and regain half guard.
Swacker seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Johnson throwing strikes here but Swacker is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Swacker regains half guard.
Swacker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson throwing shots but Swacker is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Swacker controls his leg.
Swacker wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Swacker moves into full guard.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Swacker is keeping the position for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swacker throws a sloppy body shot
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Swacker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Swacker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Johnson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Swacker as Johnson shoots in.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Swacker swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Swacker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Swacker throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Swacker misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swacker can do to turn this around?
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Swacker circles away quickly and effectively.
John Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Swacker misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
Swacker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Johnson checks it well.
Swacker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Swacker moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Swacker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swacker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Swacker.
Swacker swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson misses with a takedown

and Swacker counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Swacker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Swacker blocks an uppercut.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swacker blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swacker.

Swacker manages to break the clinch.
Swacker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Swacker loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Swacker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Johnson scores with a takedown into Swacker's guard.
Johnson won't allow Swacker to sweep him here.
Johnson wants to get up but he can't break Swacker's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
John Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Swacker keeps moving.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Swacker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson trying to control but Swacker is working from the bottom.
Swacker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson wants to stand but Swacker is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Swacker throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Swacker misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swacker tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Swacker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Swacker misses with a straight right.
Swacker throws and low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Swacker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Swacker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Swacker just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swacker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson scores with a nice head shot.
Pinos Swacker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swacker throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson cracks Swacker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Swacker tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Swacker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Johnson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Swacker's half guard.
Johnson winds up and cracks Swacker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Swacker wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Swacker defending well.
Swacker wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Swacker is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Johnson!